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Tearful Calum Best reveals mum Angie's shock cancer diagnosis as he appeals for help

Calum Best seeks public support via GoFundMe to fund specialist care for his mother Angie’s colon cancer that has spread to her liver, with 1 in 2 people expected to face cancer.

  • On Thursday, TV personality Calum Best launched a GoFundMe after announcing his 73-year-old mother Angie has colon cancer that has spread to her liver.
  • The diagnosis was made in recent weeks, and the family says Angie Best, patient and former model, needs specialist care including targeted chemo, interventional radiology and HAI hepatic artery infusion.
  • The fundraiser has already raised more than £8,000 and Calum Best publicly thanked supporters, promising updates while residents across Essex share the appeal and Angie posts videos when able.
  • He pledged that 'Every penny will go towards giving Mum the best chance possible' to access treatment, and from the family’s side, there was a thank-you to supporters and readers.
  • Angie Best became a household name after marrying George Best in the late 1970s, and in recent years she focused on health and fitness, while Calum Best, 44, is mobilising support for her treatment.
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Flying Eze broke the news in on Thursday, January 8, 2026.
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